Large Tabby vs Polynesian rat

Aglossa pinguinalis compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Tabby	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pyralidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aglossa	Rattus
Species	Aglossa pinguinalis	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Tabby and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Large Tabby

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Tabby	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).